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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1890)
V THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. A SUICIDE AT FAIKBDRY , Q. A. Mlnnlck Shoots Hlmsolf Through the Heart. THE KEARNEY CATASTROPHE. AVorkir.cn Clcnrlnu Awny tlm Deliris , but AH Yet No Iloiilcn Have Jicen Koiiml Ijltt of tlio I'Cr.HOIIB filmt Tliron li the Honrt. FAIHFIKUI , Nob. , ; .Mnrch 25. i Special Telegram to Tun Uin.l-O. : A. Mlnnlck committed suicide on the street nt 9 o'clock this morning by shooting himself through the heart with u revolver. Mr. Mlnnickwas ono of the most popular young busincsss men of Fnlrlleld nml senior of the firm of Min- nick & Morrell , dealers In general merchan dise. He seemed to bo successful in busi ness and hnppy ut homo. No cnuso for the net is known. Ho leaves a wife nnd a baby about two years old. caruhltii ; till ! Hum. " . KnAnxnv , Neb ; , March 25. [ Special Telegram gram to Tin : lii.l : : All day long work- mcu wcro engaged In clearing the pile of ruins of thu Midway hotol. Some gold watches were found nnd other trinkets be longing to the ill-fated guests. No startling disvcoerics were made , as the bent was too great to innKo a thorough search for the bodies of these supposed to hnvo perished ir. the names. The following persons nro missing , and if any ono knows of their whereabouts let them write to Coroner Humphreys : K. IJ. Easlon. J. II. Harris. . S. H. Hlnckwell. George K. Oowington. S. T. Wobbor. G. N. Dolino. They were all commercial men. A iI6ad mnn was discovered this morning in Gilchnst & CO.'H lumb'cr yard ouuosito the Midway. Ho was William D. Shrove , n carpenter of this city. While the lire wns in progress yesterday , ho was seen coming out of the saloon wiih nn armful of bottled liquors. Ho was found crushed beneath a pile of lumber , which had been blown over him. From indications ho had been vomit ing about the place , and It is supposed that ho dropped in a drunken stupor beside thu pllu of lumber. Harry Detning , property man of the Wer- den dramatic company , who was killed by jumping from the fourth story of the burn ing hotel yesterday , was buried here this morning at the expense of the company. The funeral wns held in the ICpiacopal church , Kov. Dr. Oliver ollleiatintr. Tonight n bon- ellt wns played by the company und every scat was filled. Thu special fund raised by the high school children , citizens and thu company will bo forwarded for tlio relief of the boy's widowed mother. A totnl cash subscription of $315 has been raised hero fur the bonclH of the guests whu were losers in the tiro. A committee wont to wcrk this evening to raise funds to equip u temporary hotel for Dr. Warden. In all probability the Midway loan and trust company's now building on Central nvenuo will noon befitted fitted up for a llrst class hosllery. Active steps liavo already been taken to rebuild. An offer has been nmdo to erect n $75,000 bullulng without a subsfdy attached. J , L. Keck'n ' return fronr'Chicago is"dwallb"d , " when tbo matter will bo decided. Unfiirlrd Ilio Starry Itnniinr. Fnr.MONT , Neb. , March 25. [ Special to Tin : 15EK-J This afternoon nt 'JIO : ! o'clock u mammoth fbg was unfurled from the top of the Fremont normal and business collage , It being thu ilrst flag to surmount nny of Fremont's educational institutions. The flag is 8x10 foot in dimensions and contains forty-two stars in its field of blue. A half liollJay was given the school in honor of the occasion. The public programme took place in the college chapel. Patriotic songs were sung by the students nnd tin eloquent ad dress delivered by Hon. L. D. lllchnrds , orator of the day. Mr. Kichards spoke of the history of the American ling mm re counted ninny deeds of valor of which the utnrs nnd stripes servo ns a cherished memento. It was llio symbol of personal devotion and patriotism , whoso history fur nishes wholesome lessons for .young America in the later generation. Lost nnd Found. NnuroLK , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : DUE. ] Whllo Mr. and Mrs , ICdwnrd Kppilcr of Pierce county were vis iting their friends nt Cnrl Lechtenbergs , nenr Under , their little daughter aged two nnd one-half years wns missed nnd the prom ises were searched , ibut without success. The neighbors wcro then culled upon , but no one hnd scon llio little ono , and finally every body turned out for miles around. Tlio Koarch continued all night nnd Monday and last night. The Norfolk river bumw about n milo distant many by this time believed the little 0'iu had found its way to the river and n wntory grave. Preparations were being made this evening to drag the river , when n report wns brought that she had been found in n deep ravine about thro quar ters of a mile from the Lcchtonbcrg resi dence. She wns yet alive , bul had suffered greatly from hunger and exposure , having been out for forty-six hours , A physician who has just returned from the scene says he tins some hopes that the little one may survive. Stnto IlnNi'bnll A'HOdlntlon. FIIIMONT : , Nub. , March 25. fSpeelal Tolo- grnm to TUB llr.i : . | At n meeting hold In this city today to organize n utnlo baseball association and league the following repre sentatives were present : Dr. II. C. Miller , Grund Island ; A. J. Shephnrd , Kenrnoyj John F. Patterson , Pluttsmouth ; William Pope , Lincoln ; Mr. Corcoran , York ; W. H , Harrison , Fremont. Hastings nml Houtrlco woio not represented. A good deal of en thusiasm prevailed among llio delegates , who are confident u state league will prove a success. A state association was organized with the following olllcors : W. H. Harrison , Fremont , president : A. J. Shophnrd , Kear ney , secretary ; tl. C. Miller , Grand Island , treasurer. A meeting will bo held ut Grand Island April 10 to organize a league. llorrollor Il.iuiut Over. FIIEMONT , Neb , March 25. fSpocinl Telegram - gram to TUB DEE. ] Dledrlck Herreiler of Hooper , thu young man who has been con- lined in jail for rape committed upon the person of u fourteen-year-old daughter of Henry Hnggonler , n German fanner , ap peared before the district court this after noon. His case was continued und ho was granted bnil in the sum of 1500. The young man and the girl nro eucti equally guilty according to their own statements. They uro willing to get married and the father concurs , but the pastor of the Lutheran church , to which the family of tbo girl be longs , forbids , and bis decree will bora- bpectcd and Horroilcr prosecuted , Mean while thu girl will become the mother of un Illigltiiuatu child. ItniiiilitloiiniVulloy I'liyntclnn * . McCooif , Nob. , March 25. fSpoclal Tele- Krnm to Titu Hue. ] The Kcoubllcan Valley Medical society was in session hero today nearly all the physicians in the Uepubllcau valley bolng picsont. The annual address was delivered by the president , / . U ICuy. 1'apor * wore road and great interest tuUen lu the discussions that followed. The papers of J. h. Uathorn of Hartley on "Progress in Discuses of Children , " Q. W. Curluiau of Indianola on "Progress In the Practice of Medicine. " H. U. Davis of McCook on "Sur gery" and the paper of L. J. Splckeltnicr of McCook on "Venoral Diseases" dt-servo special mention. The following ofllcars wcro elected for the ensuing year : President. .1. K. Hut horn of Hartley : vice president , H. I ) . D.ivis. McCook ; secretary , G. W. Curfmnn , Indianola ; treasurer , K. K. Hnrr. Stratton. The next meeting will bu hold In Hartley tbo second Tuesday in October next. Thd Cltl/.uiiH' Oiuiotm nt HnBtlni ; * . HASTINOS , Nob. , March 25. fSpocinl Tclo- grain to THE Unn.J The citizens' caucus for the purposeof nominating a full city ticket convened nt the court house this even- Inj and was called to order by the secretary , Myron Van Fleet. On motion of W. H. Lunnlng , Mr. A. L. Clark , prcst'lcht ' of the First National bank , was made chairman and nominated for mayor ten minutes later amidst great enthusiasm. Jack Mines was nominated for city treasurer , and Harry H overly for city clorl ; by acclamation. For members of iho school board \V. II , Tnn- nlng nnd J. H. Fleming wcro nominated. For councilincn First ward , Jacob Heifer ; second wnrd. C. C. Hiitenhouso ; Third ward , Jacob Flshor ; Fourth ward , W. II. Fuller. The caucus was the -most , enthu siastic over hold In Hasting * , and the ticket is regarded us a remarkably strong ono. The prohibitionists will abide by the decision oi the citizens' caucus and will not plnco a ticket in the field. A Triple ISInzo nt Fremont. FIIEMONT. Neb. , March 25. ( Special Tele gram to THE HEE. ] A fmv minutes before 0 o'clock this morning lira wns discovered in a barn belonging to Jacob Joss , in the rear of John Kuoell's hotel and saloon. H spread rapidly nnd in u few minutes the structure was nil abhuc. A tcrrlflu wind was blowing from the northwest und the llames soon se cured a hold on nn adjoining barn belonging to Knoell. This ono stood close to the hotel ntid the llro hnd spread to the latter in about twenty minutes after It was discovered. The air was filled with flying boards nnd sparks nnd there wns general alarm for the fate of the city. 'Jhe lire was con fined to the hotel which was gutted , but the bholl left standing. The loss on the barns Is SJOO , with 5 5 insurance in the West- Chester & Now Hnuipshiro ; on the hotel and furniture , W.500 , with iiOQ In the \Vnst- Chester and Sl.OOO in the German of Peoria. Dehtriiotivi ! I-'Ire nt AValdsli. WAPASH , Neb. , March 25. ISpecial Tele- pram to THE HEE.J Tlio second destructive 'fire hero within n yenr occurred this morning ut-to'elock.consumlngD.lJ.Hnycs1 implement store , P. F. .fohnsoa's ' blacksmith shop , nnd the building and outfit of the Weekly News. Hayes' loss is $1,200 , insured in the Pbicnlx of Brooklyn for § 750 , Weekly News' loss , S7UO , Insured in tbo German of Freeport , III. , for $ r > ( jQ\ \ Johnson held no Insurance. The origin of tlio llro is unkno.vn. .Alttrdor In the l-'lr < t Dcjjrnc. Fiir.MONT , Nob. , March 2 > . [ Soeciil Tele gram to Tin : HEE. | Tiio entire day has been occupied in the district court with the argu ments and charge of Judge Marshall in the Furst murder tri.il. The jury went out nt C o'clock. At 10:30 : o'clock the jury came int the judge was summoned , the prisoner brought in-nnd the Inrgo crowd of people gathered to hear tno verdict , rapped to order. The jury being polled unnopnccd their vor- ditt , which wns "guilty of mtiruer in the ilrst degree. " Contrary to general expecta tion the prisoner remained unmoved at the announcement of his fate. A lloception to Commercial Travelers HEATUICE , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tele gram to THE HEE. ] The commercial ' ' ' " ' ' ' ' travelers of Beatrice ntld'all'vi'M6rr"thus''o'mi' ployed arc invited to nttond the reception given for them nt the Ueatrico Young Men's Christian association rooms Saturday even- in L' , March 20. Refreshments will bo served. Tlio Young Men's Christian association board of directors will bo present to enter tain them. ' 1 ho travelers nro invited to bring their wives , or sweethearts , if they huvo no wives. No admission feo. It-uind I'or Indian Tcrritnr- ) . NIOIIIIARA , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Tel egram to THE HKE. 1 Another outfit of I'oncii Indians loft for Indian Territory last evening. It is reported thnt soldiers will bo sent in pursuit of them. The agent and em ployes liavo donti all in their power to detain them but without avail. About ten days ago they were paid their annuity money und nskcu no aid from the government in mnking this trip. The Innd grnsping squnw men nro beaten and some talk of following them. Occupation Tax. FIIEMONT , Neb ! , March 25. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : HEI : . | The ordinance impos ing an occupation tax for the relief of the city treasury passed the city council this evening. It has boon pending for live weeks during which time it has been discussed in nnd out of the council with gru.it vigor. The principal assessments nro made upon saloons , which are f.'iOO each , bunks $100 , chattel money lenders nnd brokers $50 and drug ntorcs S'5. l 'oll Under n Stnllc Cutter. WEST POINT , Nob. , March 25 [ Special Tolcgrnm to Tin : HEE. ] A probably fatal accident occurred to the twelve year-old son of Herman Kchlcuter , n farmer living north west of this place today. The child was driv ing n Htulk cutter , when the team became frightened and ran away , throwing the child under the terrible machine , lacerating the left arm and leg and fracturing the skull. Drs. Suinmorn and Thompson were called , but could do nothing for the sufferer. KItlor Hiuvon.s' Miooo sor. KEAUNKV , Nob. , March 25. | Special Tele gram to Tin ; HEE. ] Hlauop Vincent for warded the appointment of presiding elder over the Kearney district to l ev. G. L. Haight of the First Methodist hpiseopal church of this city. Ho Is to take the place of Kov. Leslie Stevens , who will go to Cliimi in April to conduct n missionary school. Uev. Hulght is one of the brightest divines in the state. HOIIRU Itnrnod nt Hasting" . HASTINOS , Neb. , March 25. ( Special Tele- grnm to THE HEE.The | residence occupied by M. L. Webb on West Fifth street was to tally destroyed by lire this morning nt 10tO. : ! Webb hnd been ejected as tenant by order of the court ami hnd tnu major portion of his household goods removed when tlio tire was discovered. The loss to tlu residence Is placed ut $1SUO ; insurance. 51.COO. Arrnncint ; I'orH Work- ) . Nonroi.ic , Nob. , March 25 , | Special Tolo- grnuitoTiiK HEE.J George A. Hrooki ro * turned from Chicngn tonight and states ho hns made satisfactory arrangements whereby Norfolk will have n gas iiluul bu- yond a doubt. _ A Disnotrous 1'r.iirlo Kirn. GHVNT , Nob. , March 25. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tin : HEE.I A disastrous pralrlo llro swept over a largo portion of this country Sunday. It has just been learned thai Dr. A. U. K.insom , living olahl miles Houtheast. has been entinnv burned out , Largo quan tities of bay and grain are reported burned , Snoiilc Tlili'WH nt Yorlc. YOIIK , Nob. , March 25.- | Special Telegram to Tins Dm : . ] Sneak thieves aru getting in their work In York. Lust night Dorr's drug store was entered and about $ d in money , 1,000 clk'nrs and several gallons of cholco snake medicine extracted. ity ! > omo < ; rntH. NemiASKA CITV , Nub , , March 25. ( Special Telegram to TUB UKE.I The democrats today nominated Colonel Frank P. Ireland for mayor ; Joan J. Tcton , clerk ; Fred 1 lei- Her , treasurer ; M. HautntMrton , A. F. Moll- ring , H. Thlolu , Voluoy Street , S. A. Hail , couuclluieu. TORREH BANKRUPTCY BILL , The House Gommlttoo on judiciary Agrees on the Moasuro. EX-REBELS AT CROOK'S GRAVE. _ * Former I'ociiicn Honor the l)2iul Ocn- ornl Mnrrlll'rf Service I Hill Impartial Work of the Committee WASHINGTON UUIIEAU TUB OMIUA Us * , ) 51 ! ) FOUHTEKNTII STIIBBr , > WASiit.voioy. U. C. , March -J5. I Tho.houso committee on judiciary today agreed upon what is known as the Torrey bankruptcy bill. The bill was prepared by Mr. Torrey , n member ot the bar of St. Louis , who has given the subject of bank ruptcy special study for several yoars. It was adopted by the national board of tr.vJo which met in St. Louis in 1S3 * . after full discussion and consideration of the bill m detail. Two general plans of bank ruptcy * legislation have been before the country for several years , the one embodied in what is known us tlio Lowell bill , and the other embodied in what is Known ns the Torroy bill. The loading fcnturcs of the former wcro radically fa vorable to the creditor class and was sup ported moro particularly and generally by the merchants of the eastern states , whereas the Torroy bill , although justly protecting. as it is believed , the creditor class , is moro favorable to the debtor than the Lowell bill. The Torroy bill was Introduced into' the house of representatives at tlio beginning of the present session by Kzra IJ. Taylor of Ohio , chairman of the house judiciary committee , .vid has been under consideration by that committee for sevor.il weeks. Tno committee gave frequent hear ings to Mr. Torroy , thu author of the bill. and to others interested In its provisions. It was referred to a sub-committeu consisting of Mosgjrs. Huchatian , McCormiuk und Stow- , art. They made a favorable report to the full committee nnd consideration by para graphs was carefully given by the commit tee nt largo. Tlie lending feature of the bill as compared with the bankruptcy law of 18U7 is tlmt it is less expensive and the ma chinery provided by the act less complicated. Tno great objection to the act of I'-O' was the enormous expanse of marshals , clerks' nnd registers' lees , resulting in almost every case in leaving nothing for the creditor. The > proposed bill eliminates all those objection able features and will commend itself , the committee think , to nil these who are in favor ot the passage of a bankruptcy law. THE QUAY AT THE OltlVE Ol1 TIIU IH.fn. "I liavo heard a great deal of talk about the blue and the gray business , " said Cup- tain Hourke ol the Third cavalry , who was for llffton years an uido-do-camp to General Crook , "but I have never seen a more touch ing incident than ono that happened .vcster- day at General Crook's funeral in Oakland. A man came up to mo. Ho was n very modest , quiet , manly looking follow und ueomeil to have a good deul in him. He said to mo : ' "My name is Fayo. I fought in the southern army during the war. I was a corporal. I was ono of the band' ' of men wtio rode into Cumberland , Md. , ono night and captured General Crook and tool : him down to Libby prison. General Crook Was a good soldier. Ho accepted the situation very gracefully and.said : 'Gentlemen , I BOO this ts the fortune of war. I don't blame you n bit. You-havo done a very daringthing. . I must submit.1 On ; our way with him ho behaved so grnclbusly thnt wo nil became very much attached to him nnd now tlmt ho is dead 1 want to know if I can help bury him.1 "I told him. " continued Captain Ijoui'ko , "Unit I was not in charge of the funeral arrangements , but I thought I could assure him that n plnco could bo found for him with General Crook's own stulT , and when the body was lowered Into tlio grave this man stood by the coflln. There was another man of the same detach ment of the rebel cavalry who cnmo down from Grnfton , W. Vn. , to pav his old foeman - man the same honor. I am sorry to say I did not got his name but Faye pointed him out to mo. "There Is n curious incident in General Crook's lilo not generally known which illus trates , I think as well as any other , h is mer its as n soldier and gentleman. It happened when ho was a second lieutenant serving in northern California and what is now Ore gon. His services against the wild tribes then infesting that region were o conspicu ous , ntid distinguished that wnon n new fort was established in the northern limit of Cal ifornia the people of that region united in signing n petition to the secretary of war asUintr lliat the new post bo named Fort Crook. It was an unusual honor to confer upon n living olllcer as low In rank as a sac- and lieutenant. It was something that had never been done before and I am satisllod has never been done since , but Jefferson Davis , who was then secretary of wnr , or dered that this fort bo called Fort Crook in recognition of tno worlc this youngster had done. " jiomiiu.'s . . SEKVIOI : PENSION mi.r * The committee on pensions of the house hns agreed to report favorably what Is Known ns thu Merrill service pension bill. This is ono of the most liberal measures In the line of pensions thnt ha.s over boon brought before the house of representatives , and provides that every soldier of sixty-two years or over who took part in the war of the rebellion shall have S3 per month from the date of application during his lifo. The second section provides that all persons who served ninety diiys and nro now disabled shall receive $ S a month re gardless of whether their disability was in curred m the service or not. The third sop- tion places on the pension roils widows of nil soldiers at the rate of tJ n mouth who nro over sixty two years of ngo. The fourth section provides that every soldier's widow who is without other moans of support than dally labor shall have a pension of ? S u month.It is believed that in case this bill should pass it would add $10,000,000 it year to the pension appropriations SAWYKIl'S SCI1KME. Senator Sawyer has reported from tlio sonata committee on postofllces und post- roads a bill which is of great importance to the renders ns well ns the publishers of newspapers throughout the country. It provides that publications of the second class , ono copy to each aetunl subscriber residing in the county whcro the same nro printed , in whole or In part , and published , or to each such subscriber who , though residing In another county , may receive ono copy of such publication nt n postoulco with in the county of publication , shall go free III rough the mails , but the same shall not bo delivered ut letter carrier ofllccs or dis tributed by carrier unless postage is paid thereon at the rate proscribed in section 111 of the art ; provided , that the rate ot news * papers , excepting weeklies and periodical- ) not exceeding two ounces in weight , when the Hamu are deposited in a letter carrier oftlco for dolivory'by its carrier shall bo uni form nt. 1 cent each and periodicals weighing moro than two ounces shall bo subject when delivered by such carriers to a postage of 'J cents each and these rates shall , bo prepaid by stamps ufllxcd. CO.NSI'L HAWKS' suoui HEroiir. The publication by the sonata In accord an co A'ith thu request of Senator Paddock of' Consul Ilnwert' report on tlio bout sugar 'In. dustry in Holiomm has been followed by such a demand for this little pamphlet that it is probable the senate and hojso will bo called upon to order the publication of a largo second edition of the same. The state ment which it makes of the profits on beet sugar culture and of tbo availability of our western states for ! the "growth of the boot sugar . plant aifd the manufacture of sugar enough to supply the country has como with the force of u revela tion. The DcloBnttons from Kansas , Nebraska , Iowa and Minnesota are particu larly interested and their interest has been still further stimulated by the excellent report accomuanylnR the ' bill for the promo tion of beet sugar growing by the aid of n bounty whlcti Senator Paddock hns reported from his committee agriculture ana which ho hr.s accompanied with n most ad mirable compendium ol thd history of bcot sugar growing nnd the moans by which it has been stimulated In other countries. The demands for the report - port have already exhausted the few hun dred coplej printed for the Use of bis com mittee and In response to the demands made the senator today hns ordered printed at his expense 10,000 cooles of the roiwrt. A conference was hold today by a number of western senators' nnd representatives In which the subject of boot suff.ir was warmly discussed nnd in which the gicatoet interest was manifested us to the best means to bo adopted to stimu late the Industry. In conversation thia afternoon Senator Paddock said thnt ho believed that ono of the remedies for the present agricultural depression would bo found In such diversification of the products of agriculture as would give moro profit than corn nnd wheat. Hn .believed that thcro was a great futnro for the boot sugar in dustry , particularly In Nebraska , nnd n largo Held for lucrative farm'ng ' In the growth of the sugar bcot to bo made into sugar in towns adjacent to the farmer * . TUB WEST WANTS LOWCU SL'OAU DUTIES. This morning there was n meeting of the republican delegation fi m the ten western states nt which the subject of the sugnr schedule proposed by thu ways and means comniittcu-of the house' ' wns discussed. The universal sentiment among the gentlemen wns tlfat the west represented by them favors not only n reduction of the sugar tar iff , but u change from t'io ' advalorom to the spccitlc plan of assessing the duty. The rest of it wns that the states dele gations selected representatives to appear before the ways and means committee to advocate n specific duty cf i a cent n pound or less upon nil sugnrs below nnd including No. 10 , Dutch standard and not moro thnn W ° f ft cent n pound upon nil sugnrs nbavo Mo. 10. Later ttio ten gentlemen , namely Mr. Cannon of Illinois , Ubcndla of Indiana , ' Henderson' Iowa , LInd of Minnesota , Cogswell of Wisconsin , Allen of Michigan , Hansbrough of North Dakota , Pickler of South Dakota , Carter ot Montana and Wil son of Washington , appeared before the com mittee nnd presented their case. The almost unanimous sentiment of the western states upon the subject was sOcjcwhut of n rcvela- tion to the membars of the ways and means committee , and it is probable that the result will bo a further modillcatlou of the sugar tariff schedule. AN IMPARTIAL COMMITTEB. The elections committee of the present hotiso has shown nloro judicial impartiality than has been usual In congrass. It has re ported on seven cases. In four of tnom the report * have been in favor of the republican contestant and in three lu favor of the demo crats. Of the ton remaining it is possible thnt ut least onc-l..lf will bu de cided in favor of the democrats. In the case of I'osoy aeninst Parrett from the Kvansvllle , Ind. , district the report is In fuvor of the democratic contestant. This wns particularly interesting because it in volved the right of Jesuit theological stu dents to vote in the district in which they nro studying , and the 'committee recognizes such right , which is n' precedent of im portance. MISCKI.LANEOUS. Senator Harwell today introduced a bill providing n pension of { 3,000 a year for the widow of General Crook. A. II. Smith was today appointed fourth class postraasto'r nt Howolory , Huchanau county , Iowa , vice W. J. Miles , resigned. Senator Paddock today reported the bill increasing the pension lef Z. T. Crawford of Nebraska. . " * ' ; PciHirS. 'HEATH. .V New "iorlc llnnd On : Nsw Yoittf , March So. [ Special Telegram to THE HEE. ] An officer was summoned by the inmates of a Hat on Second avenue nnd Seventy-second street this afternoon. They excitedly informed him , that something wns wrong on the third floor. Quickly ascend ing tlio stairs ho obtained entrance into the apartment. Standing by a table was a tall , well built woman. The deathly pallor of her taco was Intensified by the big splashes of blood which marked it. Her left arm , which hung down , terminated at the wrist in n ragged and bleeding stump , and the blood which came from the severed veins made little pools on the oil cloth on the floor. The ofllcer stepped for ward , and as he did so the woman fell side- wavs on the table , upsetting it and rolling with the dishes to the floor. The ofllcer jumped forward and tcqring a sheet iuto strips bandaged the woman's arm. An am bulance conveyed her t'p the hospital. She refused to answer any questions and died in n few hours The missing hand was found In the par lor lying on the carpet embedded in a great thick clot of blood. All around were blooa marks , and drops and spatters hnd evcu fallea.upon the furniture and stained the white marble of the cantor table. Near it lay a big bread knif { > . It must liavo required a big effort on ! the woman's part to have hacked off her band in the manner she did. The housekeeper said the woman's nnmo wns Mrs. Mary Agnes Giles , and thnt her husband loft her about a year ago on ac count of her heavy drlnlting habits. She had three children Maggie , aged twelve years ; Joe , aged eight , and another son of eighteen , The latter did not llvo with hor. Her sickening self-murder is the culmination of a drunken orglo. She alternated between drinking nnd boating her children until they were forced to seek safety in lllL'ht to ono of the neigh bors. She kept up her solitary orglo nil Sun day night and yesterday , tilling the mr with maudlin songs , yells and prayers. This af ternoon the housekeeper peered through n keyhole and discovered Mrs. Giles on bar knees praying. Soon ojtor she looked again und was horrified to see her lying on the sofa , her fice covered \\itli blood. 1 lien she summoned thu police , TIIII2I ) OK CO.NVt3.NT MCR. | A 1'onnti Woman Makes n Dcspcrnto Attempt to K cn | > c. WnsTciinsTEii , Pa. , 'March 25. | Special Tolccram to Tim HEB. ' A young woman made a desperate attempt to escape from llio Villa Maria convent at this plnoo today , but failed. About 0 o'clock1 this morning she leaped from ono of the 'A-lndows In the large convent building to ihq ground , fifteen feet below , nnd ran down tlio board wnlk loading to the town clad in only her night clothes and nothing but her' stockings on her tcct. After her ran live nunn and when she hnd got a hundred yards from the convent they caught her nnd dracgetj lior struggling and crying bltteny back to the convent. The young girl cried "murder ' several times , but no ono was noaV ' to go to her aiO. . A young lad who was near'was told by ono of the nuns that the gtrf was sick and delirious , but this the lugltlvo 'denied. The girl was about eighteen years of ago und of nn attractive appearance. The affair hna cre ated n sensation bore , but no steps liavo been taken to investigate tnd matter. I'littlim Awny UN .Medals. HEHLIN , March 35. Hlsmnrck has deposited - posited nil his stars , criuscs and medals but the Golden Fleece and the lllaelt Kuglo In the Kcieli ban tf. "No more uniforms or medals for me , " thu veteran said to the omperor.You huvo forced mo Into retire ment whcro I bhall wear n black coat and only need my Iron crpss. You will never see mo in Hcrlin ngaln. " . llorliort'H ICfNltcnatioii Aooopteil. HKIIUN , March 25. The roilgnutign of Count Herbert HUmnrcit has been nccopled and Herr von Alveniloben appointed to sub- coed him as imperial secretary of foreign affairs , Nonrly Ktoppnil CIXUNNATI , O , , Mnrch'JS. The river tb night has nearly stopped riling and all tbo tributaries above are full lug. ELMORO BURNED OUT AGAIN A Colorado Town Narrowly Es capes Complete Destruotlont ALL THE MAIL DESTROYED. The 1'laco Completely Domnrntlzcil mill It IH KcnreU Tlmt It Will Nut Soon lie llobiillt Origin of the Fire. For tlio Second Time. KI.MOIIO , Col. , March 44o. [ Special Tele gram to TUB I3ni : . ] Tlio Hunt block burned to the ground tonight und the town was en tirely wrecked. The loss cannot bo esti mated. There U no Insurance. The Dis patch oftlco Is n total wreck. The Uro spread rapidly from the Hunt building and In n short tune the Grunt block , the Commercial hotel , the News building and postoflica wore caught m the ( lames and burned , together with their contents. Several other business houses wore also destroyed by the tire and nro a total loss to the owners , who hud not Insured them. The origin of the lire Is supposed to bo In- condlary , but the town Is In such n wild Etato of excitement over the affair that It Is almost tin utter Impossibility to got at the facts. So far thcro have been no reports of lives lost. The 11 ro started in the Hunt building about 9 o'clock in the evening. The block was occupied by Paul & Van ICowon and contained general merchandise , which was absolutely dcstroyoJ and will bo a total loss. The postoQlc ; , which occupies the ilr.U Moor , was burned out before the contents could bo savoil by hundreds of willing hands who wcro willing to risk almost anything to save the mail. Tlio second floor , in which wii9 the ofileo of the Colorado Conl and Iron company together with everything in. It was lost , and A. It. fol lows , the agent here , had a narrow escape from death in endeavoring to rescue his family from the llames , his wife lying Rick and an inuinto of the doomed binRling , not able to rlao up in her bed. The adjoining building , which is occupied by the Presbyte rian congregation , IDS' , their organ und nil the church Ilxtures. The next house was occupied by a family named Kdwarcls , who saved part , of their household goods. An unoccupied house was burned to the ground , us was also Floyd's nlcat market. The Commercial hotel , the only hotel in the place , with its contents was partially saved. Had-tho llro started an hour or so earlier , nothing would have been saved in the entire place , as the wind had neon blowing a fear ful gale , but had partly subsided. It is cer tainly n heavy blow to the place , as eighteen months ago a llro cleaned out thu largest portion of the business center , which was never rebuilt , and the probability is thnt n portion of thnt destroyed tonight will not bo rebuilt again at once. Ineemllary lUres at lllsmnrck. MiNNBAi'OMS , Minn. . March 25. A His- marclf , N. D , , special says that , the town is greatly excited over two or three incendiary fires startea early this morning1. Every thing IB wet from snow and rain , and this aided the citizens in suppressing what might iiavo been a conflagration. There is no clue Three Children Croniatud. MimriXE : I onon , Kan. , March "a. This morning the house occupied by L. 13. Hoot , burned. His three children , aged six , four , and two respectively , perished. The lather was away and the mother was inilltlnir. Mrs. Koot was severely burned in trying to roa- cue the children. Flax Mills Dcitroyod. -TC , Kas. , March 25. The lUx mills hero were destroyed by nn incendiary Urn this morning mid an unknown man was burned to death. jj-ii-uiiu , 'JV.\n , Scorohrd. L.uir.po , Tex. , March 25. A fire in the business portion of this city yesterday did $100,000 damage ; partly Insured. Til 13 GUANIKMOTHUH WON. , v KniiHns Suit Very Similar to the tin mis Case. ATriiiaox , ICnu. , March 25. Last Friday William A. Morrison brought habeas corpus proceedings in thu district court for the possession of his seven-year-old daughter Klhol , who had been living with her grand mother Mrs. Fnnnio Woodward , ever since her mother , was killed lu a runaway accident in St. Joseph about three years ago , Mor risen paid no attention to the child until ho married again about two months ago. Ho then wanted Ethel to live with him and his new wife , but the grandmother objected , on the ground that Morrison's second wife was not the proper kind of a pcreou to care for a little girl. Tno case came up before Judge Eaton 5'es- torday morning. A great deal of evidence was introduced to show that Mrs. Morrison was unlit to cure for nn Innocent child. Evidence as to the dissolute habits of Mor risen wits nho produced. Little Ethel was on the stand and sxvoro thnt her fnther hnd never given her any thing except ono pair of shoes Inst feu miner , nml when asked if she wanted to go with her father , Bho burst into tears and said uho wanted to stay with her grandmother. The court held that the grandmother was thu proper person to care for the child , and upon application of her attorneys , filie was appointed guardian. Mrs. Woodward , the giandmother , is u highly respected old lady. CIGAll MAUKKS Wlhlj STUlKU. TliH Unions llnvo Decitleil to Close All "Open" SliniH. CHICAGO , March 25 , [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hnn.j A strike that will involve eight hundred or nine hundred men has boon decided upon by the strike board of throe cigar makers' unions in Chicago. The for mal action will bo taken at a meeting tomor row night. Uho present serious situation Is the outgrowth o ! thu recent action of the Phir-nlx C'lgnr company and two other fac tories Wolf's and Fischer's. The men at these places were laid off n week ngo , the unions said , for the purpose of taking on non-union men or compelling the union men to return to work at n reduction of about 'M per cent In wages. It was claimed that tho'jo shops were following this courdo In pursu ance of nn order from the Cigar Man ufacturers' association , and that it was n forerunner of a similar notion on the part of all the other manufacturers. The three manufacturers put non-union men to wont but thu union men were so successful in getting them out thnt Wolf and Flsl.or were compelled to yield and they have agreed to employ only union men at regular price * . The I'lm.'iiix holds out and is constantly getting new hands. 'I he committee from the union , however , lias been successful Iti getting alt the now men away. Whllo this 8truKiiio has been progrcHsing it is ould that the 'open shops" have aided the manufac turers by discriminating against the unlop men. This condition of affairs waa reported to thu unions und after investigation by thu committee It was decided to close "open" shops to the union men. \Viilo Awnko I'lrrro. I'lLiiitK , S. D. , March -Special [ Tolo- graui to TUB UKKTho ; board of trade beta au important all afternoon tcssigu to- day nt which It was thorotmhlyE" ( hlzed for the capltol campaign tills year.o \ old executive committee , consisting ' John Sutherland , P. F. McClure. A. W. i" / ston , W. S. Wells nr.d W. I. Wollman. M uo ccssfully conducted the campaign | year wcro ngnln chosen and three otnor me. ibcrs , U. I. Crawford , .1. W.Ward and C. II. ilurlto were added. Those gentlemen will ilvo ; the campalen this year all the attention it needs to mnko Plorro n big winner again , and they number Rome of Ilia brightest man In the state. The board recommended u full nonpartisan - partisan city ticket with Hon. IJ. J. Temple- ton for mayor. 1'roP. Owen nt I ml hum Drinks Km- liulmlnir I'lu III by Mistake. EVANSVIM.C , Ind. , March 25. Prof. Kleh- nrd Owen , a well known scientist , was fntqll.v and A. 11. Fretagoot , n prominent merchant seriously poisoned lint nlghl by tailing a drinlt from a bottle supposed to contain mineral water , but which really was embalming lluul. Prof. Owen wna ono of four sons of the Scotcn philanthropist , Hobert Owen , known nil over the world for his learning and benevolence. Prof. Owen's two brothers. Davlil Dale , the eminent geologist , and Robert Unto , n statesman and scholar , were also of world-wide reputation. Prof. Richard Owen was celebrated ns a scholar , scientist and noldicr. Ho was born tn Scotland mid educated abroad , afterwards coming to this country. After serving in the United States geological Biirvey ho became a captain in the Mexican war. lie was af ter ward a state geologist for Indiana and pro fessor In lilnoiiiingtoa university , Ih the civil war lie served with gaila'itry .is lieu tenant colonel of tlio Fifteenth Indiana , and afterwards commanded the Sixtieth Indiana until ISO' } , when i'l ' health compelled his resignation , He was also an author of some note. . - _ - A Ii\\T OKF1OI3. Over $ . - ( > , ( ) ( ) ( ) Usnli/.rtl in Ono Year liy n Now York Sheriff. NEW YOIIK , March 25. The grand Jury to- dny handed down a long presentment to Judge Fitzgerald , in which tliosheriff'sonico Is characterized as a disgrace to thu city and a shame to civilization. The presentment In referring to sheriffs' aales , says ; "During the three years ended January 1 , 1SSO , ono llrni of auctioneers con ducted sheriffs' sales from which wore real ized the sum of $1,087,508. Of this sum ? KI- , 9117 was divided between the sheriff and auc tioneer. In tuo ynar ISS'J ' the shonlf's prollts were over $50.000. How much moro ho re ceived for extra compensation cannot bo learned because of the looseness of his ac counts. Under the system In vogue the deputy sheriff , to roaluo substantial pecuni ary advantage , is almost compelled to com mit criminal acts , certainly to lay aside nil ideas of honesty and integrity. " Tlio foreman of tlio grand jury said the inquiry had failed to reveal n single redeem ing element In thu management of the sher iff's oflleo. It was n black record of violated law , tardy justice , forced settlements , corruption and bribery. It was no longer a question of what ought to bo done to remedy the cxhting evils , but what must bo done at once and without delay. The foreman united thai copies ot the presentment bo sent to the governor and the state legislature. CAU'lloUS A frill ( I That the Sa.xion Mallet He form Hill is Unconwiiiiiiional. ALIUNV , N. Y. , March 25. Tl > o governor has sent a message t& the legislature recom mending that both house ? pass a concurrent resolution. asking1 the court of appeals to re- vconvono and givojta opinion as to the consti- 'lutiomil'ity of "ftie S tolfUundtl-eforuT bill : The governor states that he can not sign the bill In its present shape , as ho has a convic tion that certain of its provisions are in violation lation of the stale constitution. In the scn- oto a resolution u tiling on the court of ap peals for a decision us asked for by the gov ernor wan introduced , and with the mossugo was referred to the judiciary committee. Similar action ivas taken in tno assembly. llnrultcilV Career in I0niniiil. ] NIIOAIIA FAU.S , Oat. , March . ' " > . [ Special Telegram to Tin : Ur.i : . | On account of the wet weather Mr. Stevenson , the father of Mrs. Hurr.holl , and party kept close to the house today. A package about a foot loag. four inches wide and two inches thick , ad dressed "F. C. liunwoll , Niagara Falls , Out , " arrived by parcel post today. U came from Cheltenham , Hnglnnd , and is Bald to contain photographs. Information has been received rfrom the Kov. Air. Pulley of .Saff ron , the father of IJ. U. Policy , that ho has been in communication with different per sons iri England who have had business deal ings with ISurchell , and llnds that all liavo reason to regret that they had anything to do with the man. " Ono in particular says ho has good reason to thank Cod for the way in which ho escaped with his life- Her lliislianil'H "Murilerfr. Vt. , March 25. ( .Special Telegram to Tire Uin.J : The trial of J. .Sherman Caswoll for the uiurdor of Gcorgo J. Goulu last September which began yes terday was continued today. Gould had married Laura A. Cutler , to whom Caswcll claimed to boafllnnced , mid when the eonplo returned homo after Ilio wedding Caswoll shot Gould ns he was entering the houso. T ho most startling bit of testimony brought out was on the part of Laura Cutler-Gould , widow of the murdered man , who swore that nlo : had lived with Caswoll , her hus band's murderer , iiineteon years , occupying the relations of u wife , but never waa mar ried to him , Slio is very much in favor of CHSWoll , . saying recently that she would marry him In u minute if ho was free. She has visited him frequently In jail and held long conferences with his counsel , Dritl-li i\ir.-uliiion Treaty. WASIIISOTOV , March 25.Tho convention supplementary to thu tenth article of the treaty oi 1S2 ! between Great Britain and the United States , concluded nt Washington July 12 , 1SS9 , nnd ratifications exchanged at Lon don March 11 , 1690 , was proclaimed today. The additions to the old lint of extraditable crimes wore made public Homo time. nto. The committee further provido.i that a fugitive criminal shall not bo surrendered if thu of fense In respect ol which his surrender is demanded he of u political character , or If ho proves that the : requisition fur his sur render was made with a view to try or to punish him for nn otTenuo of n political char acter. No person surrendered shall be tria ble or tried for any crime or offense com mitted prior to extradition. Not WASHINGTON , March 25. Secretary Noble today rendered a decision in a case involving the question of assiu-nability of the right to make a soldier's additional homestead entry. The secretary decides the question in the negative nnd says by construing the soldiers' homoHoad act as a whole il is clear that congress did not Intend that the privilege granted to ihu soldier should bo the subject of barter und sale or assignment to another. Suw Dr. 1'o.cr.s1 Hotly. HKHLI.V , March 25. Etnln Pasha writes that an Arab ut MombcBua saw the body of Dr. Peters and declared bo had boon mur dered. Emln , it is stated , will soon return to Egypt and not come to Europe. Jim U'cullier Korticnst. For Omaha nnd vicinity Fair weather. For Nebraska and Iowa Fair , northerly winds , warmer. For South Dakota -Fair , warmer winds shifting to southerly. Denver Hi-\vcr imlmrorrt Strike. DKNVKU , March 25.Ono hundred and fifty workmen employed by Uiley & I'o. of Omaha on thu North Denver bowers struck today for au increase ot FOR THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH Argument of Mr. Roaowntor Before the HOUBO Commlttoo. FAULTS IN THE PRESENT SYSTEM. Ton Many I'luij OnnnitorK Ilnvr UiiHlncsB in Trnntmotcd at Unit- way Stations Homo Interest- tiiK Cuiii | arliioiiB. Tim Cloilni : Argument. Tlio following are the concluding argu ments of Mr. Kosowator lu fuvor of govern- inoiit control of the lolograpr. before the liouso cotiiinlUco on postofllccs unit post roads : Tlioro nro 40,000 postofllccs In the I'nUctt States today having no telegraph service. Wo nro tolil Vlint thuso people i\ro not onti- tied to tlio use tit the telegraph ; thnt they nro nothing but cnminon tnrmcrs niul clod- hoppcin niul would not solid anything by tel egraph except si death message occasionally. 1 eliilin lit the llrsl plaeo Hint the 18,000 of- HOUR thnt uro now reported to oxial in tint country for public surrioo nro not In condi tion to transmit the business of tlio people Hying at those stations ; thiittheynro merely adjuncts , making it little income for the tele graph company without any special fnollity to do the business of the public. All of you arc invaro tlmt in moat of theao small rail road station * the railroad companies main- tnin 11 very cheap operator. Sometimes they imy them from f.'O to $ i5 or $ 'M par njniitli. They nro what professionals c.ill plugs or unskilled operators. They nro not compe tent to do commercial business. They nro competent in the vocubulnry which they have , which la n very limited one , to Imndlo railroad business because ttio same words occur nil the tinio to the rail road operator , such HB baggage , chocks , con ductor , car , station , etc. These words , ; > or- haps5001n nil , are all thnt this operator readily receiver. When ho gets any other part ol the English language ho generally breaks down. Kow you eomo to uno of tlicso stations nun you want to transmit a mes sage. The operator will receive It but , ho is bound to do his railroad won : , ho gets no extra pay from the telegraph company and it Is no Interest to him whether ho does tie ) work or not. The message is put on tlio lioolc and it may bo there n day or only n few hours. Hut at any rate , ten chances to one you will reacti your destination before the message Rets there. That service Is practically worthless , so tlmt u very largo number of our cities of from lf > OU to 2,000 inhabitants are depnvo'l of the use of the telegraph and the travelling public , which comnrlsesn very largo number of tlio peopio of this country , are also b.ully served. If the government had In the various post- olllccs lu these small cities a pontmnstor who was chosen with a view to his capacity us iv telegrapher , the business would bo dnno much more to the interest oi the nubile ; that is , it would bo done moro eflletently iinii bo hotter taken care of. 1 believe that the tinio will cunio when twenty thousand of these forty thousand postolllees which c.m- not now bn reach by tolegniph-wlll bo sup plied without Buy extra expanse to the gov- ernmcnt. Now , Dr. Green- says liint It takes from eight to ten years for nnyono to become an expert. I maintain that tlio very best , ex ports nra those who hiivobecome so uithiu four yearn. A man who begins , say at IK , will bo u llrst elnsRoperotor by the time ho is 20 , or ho never will bn a llrat class operator , no matter it ho studios thirty years. Mr. lilngbatu Can you give us any luforj million ns to wages ! . - Mr ; 'llofcwntcr l ir.aue . .name Inquiries while in New York last week. Tlio very best operators : n the main ofllw got $1.01)0 ) n year , 'i ho chiefs receive S100 per month. Out of the ilUU operators in the main oillce of N''w York City I think it would bu safe to say that more than one-half retvivi > less than SliO a month ; and one-third will recelvo not much more than $10 a numtli. 'j'hreo liumlred of those operators are girls and among them J05 is the highest wages. Mr. HlouutWlint are ilio hums i , { lahorj Mr. Kosewator They vary. ' 1 ho average is nine hours a day. At r.ulrnaa at itlons there are no regular hours , Sixteen In urn u dav is a short day's work. 1 have wonted eighteen hours a day. Mr. Uloimt How docs tlieso salaries com pare witli those paid in the Kow Yonc of flees ! Mr. Itosowa'PrAt the way stations they are lower. In the very nature of things the operator In largo citins gets the highest pay. They require muri- expert operator * there. Mr. Hlt > unt What elasb of stations are you referring to ) Mr. Kosuwater I refer to the r.illwav sta tions where the tclcgrauh companies does not maintain an operator nt nil. They usually have an arrangement with the railroad com pany by which the railroad allow * Its opera tor to transmit commercial businust. over its .vires. The railroad compuny on the other hand , turns over nil the receipts and line seine trade tralllc arrangement witli regard to the free transportation of its own busi ness over commercial lines. Mr. lilount That class of operators is paid n very itislgnlllcaul salary generally , m it not , ! Mr. llosowittor Tholr pny is vnr.v low. They do not cot moro than ? 25 or ! 0 per month , and in intermediate cities , from 5.UOO inhabitnnto ana below , S'10 u month would bn regarded aa a vor.v good salary. Mr. Cheadlo That is what they told mo at my place. Tliu gentleman who has been there for years and is a competent operator only receives ? 3t ) a month mid ho told mo that the business had moro than dounlcd Blnco ho had been thero. Mr. Koscwater There IB another point I would like to call attention to ns one of the reasons why the government should huvo n postal telegraph. Within the hist twenty years there liiivo been two great htriUen which extended all the way from Newfound land to Portland , OI-P. Thcso striken of course , are caused l > y dissatisfaction among the employes of the telegraph company mid they parnll/.o commerce mid Industry. They really wrought nn Incalculable amount of damage. 1 think that tlio government em ployes would never Btrilto. You luivn never licard of the rnllwiu' mail ngents going on a strike nr of the carrier delivery gi'lng on u Rlriki * , for the very reason that tlioy have a ehanco for tin appeal ami that the govern inont hns laws which prevent combination1 * of that character and iiiako It n potml offense , Mr. lllounl What is the trouble ube it railway mail clerks agreeing to su'ikoi Mr. Uosowntor They nuuir huvo tried it. Mr. Wilson Tim postofllco cmnloyes liuvii struck. I know they struck In my own town und quit business , Just na they ought to h.ivo done ; und llio only way wo could get any relief lief at all % wns to go down into our own pockets anil pay the clerks to carrj the mail. Wo nut only pay the rent but Inro the clerks. That is u fact , sir , ulnli exists right In my own city at this time. i hey tried to run the post- olllco on the appropriation fur taut jenr , when thu business has doubled mono jonr , that in. from ? l'j,000 ' to 30,000. Ho that if you are going to run the postal telegraph system nn the anmo basis that they run the postofllco Bystom in the west 1 don't ' Know that wo would gam very much by it , be cause everybody knows , who IIIIOWH any thing , that the podtofllco system Is in u do plornblo condition lu the west. It is simply outrageous. Jf we are going to run the telegraph - graph Hyhtum In the oatnq way und doponil upon somebody down hero tu Washington to make tt.o appointment to the operators etc , It docs not tioein to mo that wo wuuld get much bonellt from it. Mr. HiiHOwator. " 'hat Is not Unblo to hnp- pen. It will bo to the Interem of the gov ernment or telegraph company , whichever controls In the mnttvr , to employ men who are competent. Mr.Vil6on. . I liavo got a postofllco In a city of10,000 inhabitant ) ) , that him not u roof on It , and 1 liavo boon four months tryIng - Ing to get u special agent there to exnininu it und see what ought to be dcno. If thm thing U gning to bo run In the mime way us tlmt. und if that is to bo that manner of running ilio public business-if evury tium uu error urines } 0u uro gonib' to U&vcto | i oU
